By. Stephen – ProjectSteps It takes courage for your organization’s senior management to step up and support the concept of a professional Project Management Office (PMO). While forming a PMO shouldn’t be taken lightly, the benefits are clearly documented. According to Gartner Industry Research, “building a Project Management Office (PMO) is a timely competitive tactic”.Read more
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By. Gianna Roseti, PMP In today’s global market, companies are looking to improve their systems and processes to become more competitive and profitable. One way they are trying to do this is by establishing project management as a core competency throughout the organization. But why they are so motivated to implement a enterprise project managementRead more
By Michelle Symonds. There are many factors that contribute to the final outcome of a project, whether it is large or small, simple or complex. But just a few of these factors will determine the ultimate success of your project. Projects come in all shapes and sizes such as straightforward improvements to products or operationsRead more
By Curt Finch We are currently facing a challenging economic climate which is forcing many companies to cut costs in order to survive. There are different ways of doing this, and unfortunately, a popular one is slashing employees, projects and even entire departments. Consequently, almost everyone in the business world is now looking for aRead more
By Bob McGannon It is a well documented fact – project managers are the tone setters for their project teams. The mood of a project team will be a direct reflection of the mood the project manager carries while strolling the halls,facilitating meetings and conducting one-on-one sessions with project team members. If you doubt this,Read more
By Rich Talbot Nowadays, professionals are increasingly expected to have mastered the principles of project management in addition to their many other talents. Having basic project management skills, at least, is rapidly becoming a requirement for many professionals. In a fast paced working environment, it therefore seems logical to take advantage of available tools, suchRead more
By Akhil Shahani “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” –Andrew Carnegie Running a company, even if it is a small business, needs ateam of committed and capable employees whoRead more
By Duncan Haughey, PMP The key to a successful project is in the planning. Creating a project plan is the first thing you should do when undertaking any kind of project. Often project planning is ignored in favour of getting on with the work. However, many people fail to realise the value of a projectRead more
By Trevor Roberts Firstly, I need to make sure we are all on the same page when it comes to what a plan is. Many people (and a distressing number of project managers, too) think only of a Gantt chart when they think of a project plan. You may recognise it as what you getRead more
By Jennifer Russell, PMP As project managers, it’s tempting to focus entirely on our project plan. But successful execution of your project plan is entirely dependent on your project team. And your project team is dependent on each team member! For example, if your team is all working well together except one person, who isRead more
